The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann WalkerAge: 104 years18081913

Name
Mary Ann Walker
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
Walker
Birth December 13, 1808 26 28
Birth of a brotherAlfred Walker
January 7, 1810 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Walker
May 7, 1812 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherAlfred Walker
January 7, 1813 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Walker
January 7, 1813 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterHannah Walker
July 1, 1813 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJulian Walker
January 10, 1814 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia Ann Walker
January 10, 1814 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherJulian Walker
September 1814 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterJulia Ann Walker
September 1814 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 3 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a sisterDionitia Walker
March 10, 1816 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Reeder Walker
December 8, 1817 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterEveline Crissy Walker
May 16, 1823 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 23 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Death of a fatherOliver Walker
April 13, 1843 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a parentBrigham Young Sr.Nancy CressyView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 6, 1846 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Reeder Walker
January 28, 1847 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 37 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 48 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 52 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 58 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 58 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 60 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a motherNancy Cressy
December 17, 1871 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Cressy Walker
February 7, 1872 (Age 63 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 69 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sisterDionitia Walker
July 11, 1894 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 89 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a sisterEveline Crissy Walker
September 25, 1912 (Age 103 years)
Death May 1, 1913 (Age 104 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 8, 1803
15 months
elder brother
John R Walker
Birth: May 13, 1804 21 24New York City, New York, New York, United States
Death:
20 months
elder sister
Hannah Walker
Birth: about 1805 22 24New York City, New York, New York, United States
Death: July 1, 1813Essex, Essex, New York, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Cressy Walker
Birth: June 26, 1807 24 27New York City, New York, New York, United States
Death: February 7, 1872
18 months
herself
Mary Ann Walker
Birth: December 13, 1808 26 28Essex, Essex, New York, United States
Death: May 1, 1913
13 months
younger brother
Alfred Walker
Birth: January 7, 1810 27 29Essex, Essex, New York, United States
Death: January 7, 1813Essex, Essex, New York, United States
2 years
younger sister
Sarah Walker
Birth: May 7, 1812 29 32Essex, Essex, New York, United States
Death: January 7, 1813Essex, Essex, New York, United States
20 months
younger brother
Julian Walker
Birth: January 10, 1814 31 33Essex, Essex, New York, United States
Death: September 1814Essex, Essex, New York, United States
younger sister
Julia Ann Walker
Birth: January 10, 1814 31 33Essex, Essex, New York, United States
Death: September 1814Essex, Essex, New York, United States
2 years
younger sister
Dionitia Walker
Birth: March 10, 1816 33 36Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Death: July 11, 1894Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
21 months
younger sister
Nancy Reeder Walker
Birth: December 8, 1817 35 37Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Death: January 28, 1847Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
5 years
younger sister
Eveline Crissy Walker
Birth: May 16, 1823 40 43Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, United States
Death: September 25, 1912Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. - View this family
step-father
Brigham Young Sr.
Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: August 29, 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: February 6, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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